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Wailea Old Blue Course - (808) 875-5111 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive Wailea HI 96753 Dominating Maui´s skyline is the majestic 10,023-foot dormant volcano, Mt. Haleakala. Meandering across her lower foothills are the pristine fairways of the Wailea Old Blue Course. Stretching 6,765 yards from its tips, this classic Arthur Jack Snyder beauty has charmed her way into the heart of many a Wailea golfer. With cooling fountains, serene lakes, exotic blossoms and coral sand bunkers, the Old Blue is a true Hawaiian resort course. Her immaculate fairways are woven through the resort, offering a picturesque "tour" of Wailea, with spectacular views of the azure ocean and dramatic volcanic slopes. Her graceful design and generous fairways offer a pleasing repast for "weekend" golfers, but elevation changes and strategically placed hazards have tested some of the best professional players. Like Wailea´s other courses, ocean vistas are to be found at every hole. In fact, years back when the LPGA Women´s Kemper Open was played here, tournament officials had to admonish some of the competitors for slow play. Turns out the pros were dallying at the 12th hole to do a little whale watching. Wailea Gold Course - (808) 875-5111 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive Wailea HI 96753 The home course of The Champions Skins Game, the 7,078-yard Wailea Gold is the most challenging of Wailea´s trio, with a rugged and masterful design that takes advantage of the terrain´s natural undulations. But four to six tee boxes on every hole also make it a suitable track for virtually every player. Created by architect Robert Trent Jones II, the Gold was honored by both Golf Magazine and Golf Digest as one of the country´s ten best new resort courses when it opened in 1994. It has also been recognized by the Maui Historical Society for its preservation of prehistoric lava rock walls during construction, and hailed as one of the world´s best designed courses by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler in the magazine´s first golf resorts poll. Called a "thinking player´s course," the Gold offers a true test of one´s golf skills. But the most difficult hazards on it are the distracting island views. In one round, you can enjoy spectacular vistas of the ocean, Molokini islet, ancient lava rock walls, coconut trees and sparkling white bunkers. Wailea Emerald Course - (808) 875-5111 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive Wailea HI 96753 Designed to be fun for practically every player, the 6,825-yard Wailea Emerald Course was one reason Golf for Women Magazine first granted the Wailea Golf Club a Top Fairways Award for the country´s most women-friendly golf clubs, an honor that Wailea has won seven times. The Emerald delights players with its carpet-like fairways, colorful foliage, and numerous vistas of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Haleakala. Relatively few forced carries and kinder fairways are ideal for players who view golf as an enjoyable form of recreation rather than a grueling test of concentration and precision. For players seeking a greater challenge, four to six tee boxes on every hole allow them to tailor the course to their skill level. One of the more unusual features of the Emerald Course is the double green shared by holes #10 and #17. The green borders a 2.7 million gallon brackish water lake and is one of the most picturesque spots on the course. Dining The SeaWatch Restaurant - (808) 875-8080 Mulligan's On The Blue - (808) 874-1131 |
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